Which to use
“Ständer” is a noun and “ständig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,081
- “Ständer” frequency rank
- #1,244
- “ständig” frequency rank
- 19325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Ständer | ständig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | freistehende Vorrichtung, um etwas daran aufrecht zu positionieren oder aufzuhängen | immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg |
Where the eye mixes Ständer and ständig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Ständer and ständig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Ständer vs ständig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Ständer is [ˈʃtɛndɐ] while ständig is [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Ständer is recorded at frequency rank #18,081, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɐ]. ständig is at rank #1,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪç].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 19325, this pair ranks #1,909,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Ständer vs ständig
Shared letters: dnstä. Private to "Ständer": er. Private to "ständig": gi.
"Ständer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "ständig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Ständer" for "ständig" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Ständer" vs "ständig" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Ständer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ständig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Ständer" and "ständig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ständer vs stands". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,909,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.